User manual FRANKLIN SMQ-100

SMQ-100 Electronic Publishers Pocket SPELLMASTER User's Manual 16 TM Key Guide BUILD CLEAR CONF ENTER GAMES HELP ON/OFF SCORE Builds words from letters. Clears to "Ready for word". Shows ConfusablesTM. Makes an entry. Shows the games. Shows help messages. Turns the product on or off. Shows the game score. Erases typed characters. Types an apostrophe or scrolls. Types a full stop or scrolls. Types a space. ? Finds a letter or reveals game answer(s). Finds prefixes and suffixes. 1 Getting Started The first time you use this product, follow these steps. 1. Press ON/OFF. A brief demonstration appears. 2. Press CLEAR to stop the demo. "Ready for word" appears. 3. Press or repeatedly to adjust the screen contrast. You can adjust the contrast only at "Ready for word". Disabling the Demonstration You probably do not want to view the demonstration every time you turn on this product. To disable the demonstration, type "d" and then press ENTER. To enable it, do the same. Help is at Hand At almost any screen, you can view an appropriate help message by pressing HELP. To exit help, press ENTER. 2 Correcting Spellings It's easy to correct or check your spellings. Note: When you spell a word correctly, an asterisk appears beside it. 1. Type a word. To erase a letter, press 2. Press ENTER. . 3. Press to view more words. 4. Press CLEAR when finished. Follow the Arrows The arrows at the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to view more words. 3 Viewing ConfusablesTM Confusables are commonly confused words. When you see a question mark to the left of a word, that word has Confusables. 1. Type "air". Then press ENTER. 2. Press CONF. 3. Press to view more Confusables. 4. Press CLEAR. Quick Confusables If you know that a word has Confusables, press CONF rather than ENTER after typing it. 4 Building Words You can build words from letters that you type. This feature can help you solve anagrams and other word games. 1. Type letters. 2. Press BUILD. 3. Press to view more words. 4. Press CLEAR. Typing Punctuation At "Ready for word", you can type an or a full stop apostrophe by pressing . Note: These punctuaby pressing tion marks cannot begin a word. 5 Finding Letters To find letters in words, type a question mark for each unknown letter. 1. Type a word with ?'s for unknown letters. 2. Press ENTER. 3. Press to view more matching words. 4. Press CLEAR. Help for Word Games You can use ?'s to help solve crossword puzzles and other word games. For example, if the second letter of a five-letter word is H and its last letter is W, enter "?h??w" and then scroll down to view possible answers. 6 Finding Prefixes and Suffixes To find prefixes and suffixes, type an asterisk before or after the root of a word. Each asterisk stands for any series of letters. 1. Type a word root beginning or ending with an . 2. Press ENTER. 3. Press to view more matching words. 4. Press CLEAR. Letter Finding Tips You can type both ?'s and 's in an entry, but there is no reason to type them consecutively. If you type 's between letters, "Illegal wildcard" appears. 7 Selecting Games Before you can play a game, you must select it and various skill levels such as word size and number of tries. Skill levels determine the difficulty of the game. 1. Press GAMES. or until the game 2. Press you want is in view. 3. Press ENTER to select it. 4. Press or until the skill level you want is in view. 5. Press ENTER to select it. 6. Repeat Steps 4 and 5, if needed, to select other skill levels. 7. Press ENTER to start playing. User Anagrams and Hangman Before playing User Anagrams or User Hangman, you must enter a word to play. Then you can test yourself or a friend with that word. 8 Anagrams In Anagrams, you try to guess all the anagrams of a word. An anagram is a word formed from some or all of the letters of another word. 1. Select Anagrams. 2. Select skill levels. word anagrams left 3. Type an anagram. 4. Press ENTER. If the anagram is correct, "OK" appears. 5. Enter more anagrams. 6. Press to review used anagrams. repeatedly 7. Press ? and then to view all the anagrams. 8. Press ENTER to get a new round. 9 Flashcards and Word BlasterTM In Flashcards, a word flashes on screen that you try to spell. 1. Select Flashcards. 2. Select skill levels. A word appears. 3. Type the word and then press ENTER. Or press ? to reveal the word. 4. Press ENTER to get a new word. In Word Blaster, you try to guess a mystery word before it is fully spelled. 1. Select Word Blaster. 2. Select skill levels. Question marks and then letters appear. 3. Press ENTER to stop the spelling. 4. Type in your answer. 5. Press ENTER. 6. If incorrect, press Y or N. 7. Press ENTER to get a new word. 10 Hangman Hangman challenges you to guess the letters of a mystery word in a certain number of tries. 1. Select Hangman. 2. Select skill levels. mystery word tries remaining 3. Type letters. 4. Press ENTER to reveal a letter. 5. Press ? to reveal the word. 6. Press ENTER to get a new round. 11 Jumble In Jumble, one or more jumbled words appear and you must unjumble the letters to spell the word or words. 1. Select Jumble. 2. Select skill levels. jumbled word(s) number of words 3. Type a word. 4. Press ENTER. 5. Press ? to reveal the word(s). 6. Press ENTER to get a new word. 12 Viewing Scores When playing a game, you can view how many rounds have been played and how many that you have won. Note: The score is reset to zero whenever you change games, press CLEAR, or turn the product off. 1. Press SCORE while playing a game. "P" stands for the rounds played. "C" stands for your correct answer(s) (i.e., the rounds that you have won). 2. Press SCORE or ENTER to return to the game. 13 Product Care Replacing the Battery This product uses one CR2032, 3-volt lithium battery. Should you need to replace the battery, unscrew the screws on the back with a very fine screwdriver and carefully remove the back cover. Then install a new battery, plus sign facing you, and replace the cover. Hardware · LCD: 1 x 16 characters · CPU: 65C02 · size: 105 x 62 x 9 mm. · weight: 1.6 oz. Cleaning, Storage, Problems To clean, spray a mild glass cleaner onto a cloth and wipe its surface. Do not spray liquids directly on this product. Do not use or store this product in extreme or prolonged heat, cold, humidity, or other adverse conditions. If you have a problem with this product, refer to the warranty. If you purchased this product outside the United States, contact the place of purchase to obtain warranty or repair information. Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, ISBN © 1994 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 USA. All rights reserved. Confusables, SpellMaster, and Word Blaster are trademarks of Franklin. U.S. PATENTS; 4, 490,811; 4,830,618; 4,891,775; 5,113,340; 5,203,705; 5,218,536. EURO. PAT. 0 136 379 PATENTS PENDING ISBN 1-56712-085-7 14 Warranty (U.K. only) This product, excluding batteries, is guaranteed by Franklin for a period of one year from the date of purchase. It will be repaired or replaced (at Franklin's option) free of charge for any defect due to faulty workmanship or materials. Products returned under warranty should be sent to the original vendor with proof of purchase and description of fault. Charges will be made for all repairs unless valid proof of purchase is provided. This warranty explicitly excludes defects due to misuse, accidental damage, or wear and tear. This guarantee does not affect the consumer's statutory rights. FCC Notice: Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference; and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. FPS-28011-00 B PN 7201402 15